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-UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

WILLIAM C. SOUDER, OF WASHINGTON, DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA.

SKE lN-HOLDER.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 506,138, dated October3, 1893.

Application filed November 17I 1892. Serial No. 452,284- (Il'o model.)

To all whom it 'may concern:

Be it known that I, WILLIAM C. SOUDER, of Washington, in the District ofColumbia, have invented certain new and useful Improvements inSkein-Holders; and I do hereby declare the following to be a full,clear, and exact description of the invention, such as will enableothers skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use thesame.

My invention is an improvement in skeinholders designed for greatersimplicity and cheapness of construction and certainty and efficiency ofoperation and by the use of which skeins of yarn can be supported in theproper position, during the process of winding it in the form of a ball.7

A further object of my invention is to supply simple means for adjustingthe holder to the length of the skein and at the same time preserve thebalance of the device.

.Other objects and advantages of the invention will appear in thefollowing description in which I have set forth fully the details ofconstruction and the essential features thereof and illustrated them inthe accompanying drawings in which similar letters of referencedesignate corresponding parts.

Figure l is a perspective view of my device attached to a table. Fig. 2isaside elevation of the central portion with the clamp in section, andFig. 3 is a side View of Fig. 2 with the clamp removed.

Reference being had to the above figures, A A represent two thinparallel strips of wood which are secured together at the requireddistance apart by means of the cross braces B B, into the endsof whichand through the strips A A pass the screws 0.

Passing through the center of the strips A A midway between the crossbraces B B is the spindle D, one end of which terminates in the head(01) while the other is screwed into the metal clamp E.

To obviate the wearing of the wood about the spindle D, I have suppliedthe metal strips F F, the latter of which is constructed of spring metalwith one of its ends free, there by increasing the friction between thestrips A A and spindle D.

At equal distances from the spindle D and passing through the strips A Aon both sides of the spindle are corresponding series of holes (a), intowhich are intended to pass the central projections (f) of the crosspieces G G.

The manner of adjusting the holder to the length of the skein is, it isthought, readily seen from Fig. 1, which consists of adjusting thedistance between the spindle D and cross pieces G G by placing theprojections on the ends of the latter into the corresponding holes inthe strips AA by spreading the ends ofthe strips. In applying the skeinto the holder it is wound from end to end over the cross pieces G and G,until the holder is filled with the amount of yarn contained in a hankor'other bundle of the same and which is accomplished by rotating theentire holder.

I am aware that prior to my invention adj ustable skein holders havebeen invented, I therefore do not claim such a combination broadly; but

What I doclaiin as my invention, and desire to secure by Letters Patent,is

In an article of the class described, the combination of parallel stripsA and A, a spindle D, on which said strips are revolubly secured, aclamp E, secured to said spindle, cross braces B, B, connecting saidstrips A, A, the said strips, adjacent to their ends being formed with aseries of holes passing therethrough, but being equidistant from thespindleD, cross pieces G, G, having projections at their ends adjustably fitted in said holes and metal plates F, F, secured to saidstrips A, A, one of said plates being adapted to press outwardly againstthe head of said spindle, substantially as described.

In testimony whereof I have signed this specification in the presence oftwo subscribing witnesses.

WILLIAM C. SOUDER.

Witnesses:

GEO. W. DREW, GEo. F. KINCAID.

